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Countess Albina du Boisrouvray (born 2 July 1939 [2]) is a former journalist and film producer who has become a global philanthropist and social entrepreneur working with AIDS victims and impoverished communities around the world. [3]
Albina du Boisrouvray est une journaliste et productrice française, née le 2 juillet 1941 à Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Jun 8, 2017 · On March 14, 2017, Albina du Boisrouvray was awarded the honor of Officier de la Légion d’honneur, France’s highest order of merit, in a ceremony at the Quai d’Orsay in Paris, France.
Jul 25, 2014 · Du Boisrouvray, who is the granddaughter of the Bolivian industrialist Simon Patino, invested $100m – nearly everything she had – to set up FXB, named in memory of her only child François-Xavier...
Jun 1, 2015 · PRIVILEGE AND TRAGEDY: Albina du Boisrouvray inherited aristocratic status and wealth from her father. The death of her son at age 24 had a lasting impact on her philanthropy. Albina du Boisrouvray has been a journalist, a film producer, and a war-zone aid worker.
- Maria Di Mento
- Senior Reporter
- maria.dimento@philanthropy.com
Albina du Boisrouvray spent her childhood in New York and her adolescence traveling around the world. She started her professional career working as a freelance journalist, most notably for Le Nouvel Observateur, after studying at the Sorbonne University in Paris.
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FXB International, also known as Association François-Xavier Bagnoud, is an international development organization aimed at providing support for communities affected by AIDS and poverty. The organization was founded in 1989 by Albina du Boisrouvray.